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· The third Super Sage Boss of Zero Legends, 'Sage of Tao Darwin', has appeared with The Battle Cats Ver.15.3 update.
· Darwin is a parody of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, appearing as an old man with his entire body dyed sky blue, riding a turtle.
· It's characterized by monkeys appearing alongside him, alluding to Darwin's theory of evolution.

· When the previous Super Sage Boss 'Sage of Logic Soractes' appeared, Wind God Windy 4th Form was implemented as a counter character, and when 'Newton' appeared, Thunder God Sandy 4th Form was implemented.
· Based on this, there was a hypothesis that Galaxy Girls 4th Form would be a 'grandpa killer', but the 4th Form implemented this time is Cat Quest.
· The theory that the yet-to-be-released Kalifa 4th Form from the Underworld would be the next Super Sage Boss killer has not been proven.

· When the newly implemented 'Delay' ability, which comes with this boss 'Darwin', activates, a strange sound like losing energy is heard.
· The 'Delay' ability is a debuff effect that postpones the redeployment time of hit characters, and this boss uses 'Delay' as its main weapon.

· In the 'Sage of Tao Darwin' stage, Andromeda Ostrich, Jackie PengZ, and Doge Dark appear as minions.
· Angelic Bor also appears a bit later, so alien countermeasures alone are not enough.

· The detailed stats for the new Super Sage Boss 'Darwin' are as follows:

Category	Details
HP	5,000,000 (Exceeds Sage of Logic Soractes, Newton; same as Dr. Nova)
Attack Power	60,000 · 2-hit combo: 1st hit 40,000, 2nd hit 20,000 · Generally, only one of the attacks is received
Range	Detection Range 350 · Stage 1: 1~401 · Stage 2: 401~651 (Long-range Area Attack)
Attack Frequency	5.3 seconds (Takes over 2 seconds for attack to occur)

· Darwin has a Curse ability that activates Curse for 3 seconds with a 100% chance.
· However, what's more annoying is the 'Delay' ability, which postpones the redeployment time of hit characters.
· 'Delay' affects characters waiting for redeployment, not characters already on the field.
· The specific effect of the 'Delay' debuff is to shorten the current redeployment progress time (the length of the light blue bar).
· Darwin delays redeployment by 50% with a 100% chance, and each time a character is hit by Delay, their redeployment is rewound by 50%.
· The closer a character is to redeployment, the greater the effect of the delay, so it's important not to be debuffed right before redeployment.
· Characters whose redeployment is already fully complete are not affected.

Category	Details
Effect	Postpones the redeployment time of hit characters
Activation Chance	100%
Delay Rate	50%
Mechanism	Shortens the current redeployment progress time (light blue bar) · Example: If a character with 60-second redeployment is at 40 seconds and gets delayed, it rewinds by 20 seconds, effectively being at 20 seconds progress. · The closer to redeployment, the greater the delay effect. · Characters whose redeployment is already complete are not affected.

· The 'Delay' debuff is particularly fatal for large characters with long redeployment times. Luna, the Maiden of Salvation, with a 100-second redeployment time, failed to redeploy even once for 3 minutes.
· Characters with high durability are more likely to be hit by Delay multiple times, effectively making them unable to redeploy.
· It is expected that characters with 'Delay Immunity' will appear in the future. Since 'Delay' is treated as a debuff, there's a possibility it can be removed by Curse (however, Boss Darwin is Curse Immune).
· 'Mecha-Girl Jin' has Attack Immunity, so when Attack Immunity activates, it can also nullify the 'Delay' debuff.
· 'Mecha-Girl Jin' is strong against Angels and Aliens, and can overwhelm not only the boss but also the minion Angelic Bor, making her effective.

· Upon clearing the stage, there is a 30% chance to acquire the ally character 'Sage of Tao Darwin'.
· With this update, the drop rate for Legend EX characters has been significantly improved from the previous 3% to 30%, making it relatively easy to acquire them even without a Treasure Radar.

· 'Sage of Tao Darwin' is a Super Sage with the Alien trait, so Alien counter characters with 'Super Sage Slayer' are particularly effective.
· 'Marina the Great Spirit of Flow' and 'Specter Cat' are effective against Aliens and have Super Sage Slayer, making them advantageous for countering Darwin.
· The boss is Curse Immune, but other debuffs work, and thanks to Super Sage Slayer, you can debuff without reduction.
· You can effectively control the boss by applying Attack Down with 'Specter Cat' and using 'Knockback' with 'Marina the Great Spirit of Flow'.
· Thanks to Super Sage Slayer, damage received from the boss is always reduced by half, effectively giving you double HP.
· Among the minions, Andromeda Ostrich is a nuisance, but can be dealt with alongside the boss. Jackie PengZ and Doge Dark have different traits but are not overly strong, so they can be handled without specific countermeasures.
· Angelic Bor, who appears later, requires countermeasures, and it's good to use 'Ultra Stone Cat' which has Massive Damage to Angels.

· While there are no characters with 'Delay Immunity', characters with 'Super Sage Slayer' also mitigate the 'Delay' debuff effect.
· Compared to Satellite, Ramen Cat, and Stone Cat, Super Sage Slayer characters show a noticeably smaller delay amount (red bar).
· This suggests that Super Sage Slayer also counters 'Delay', but redeployment can still be difficult due to the delay.

· The 'Sage of Tao Darwin' boss has been defeated.
· The battle with an undefeated lineup will be covered in the next video.